# Profound alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 139 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Profound holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/profound/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Otterly: 39
- Ayzeo: 5
- Peec AI: 5
- Rankscale: 5
- Wellows: 5
- HubSpot AEO Grader: 4

## AI visibility and answer engine tracking tools

**Small business**: 67 of 72 answers did not name Profound (Profound is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Otterly: first choice in 29 of those 67
- Ayzeo: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Wellows: first choice in 5 of those 67
- HubSpot AEO Grader: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Peec AI: first choice in 2 of those 67
- RadarKit: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Amplitude AI Visibility: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Answer Monitor: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Mid-market**: 48 of 72 answers did not name Profound (Profound is #2 of 11 at 10%).

- Otterly: first choice in 10 of those 48
- Rankscale: first choice in 5 of those 48
- Mentionova: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Peec AI: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Scrunch: first choice in 2 of those 48
- AIclicks: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Ahrefs Brand Radar: first choice in 1 of those 48
- AirOps: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Enterprise**: 24 of 72 answers did not name Profound (Profound is #1 of 9 at 63%).

- AirOps: first choice in 1 of those 24
- AthenaHQ: first choice in 1 of those 24
- BrightEdge / OmniSEO: first choice in 1 of those 24
- Cognizo: first choice in 1 of those 24
- Conductor: first choice in 1 of those 24
- Geoptie: first choice in 1 of those 24
- Lumar: first choice in 1 of those 24
- Peec AI: first choice in 1 of those 24

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